MPEG4 and DivX Differences, RAM Speed, and Pinball Trouble

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Difference between MPEG4 and DIVX? What’s the difference? I’ve looked, but haven’t found good info on these formats. Some links discussing these would also be greatly appreciated!

Automated Rebuild of Windows System? Does anyone know how to set up generic unattended reinstalls with the ability to re-set my user configuration in each product? Is there a commercial product to do this? Any brilliant solutions that I have missed?

Newbie RAID Questions! How do I know I’m writing to both drives? With RAID 1, I have read that the Win XP device manager is only going to show one drive. Will a RAID utility show me that my set-up is working properly and that both drives are being written to?

RAM Speed? If I run my Pc3200 RAM in Dual channel mode and then set my XP 3200+ to higher than the standard 200 (400 total) Mhz fsb, would that mean my RAM has to overclock or will the fact that it’s dual channeled mean that the ram has been running at 200 Mhz (half of the rated Mhz) all along?

Pimp Your Home Theater PC So you’ve spent a small fortune on a flat-panel HDTV, a killer audio system, and monthly tithes to the cable or satellite gods. Now you’re ready to build a sleek HTPC. Why spoil the view with a cheesy chassis?

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